Safari froze on my new iPad2. Screen grayed out, nothing worked. Turns out, this is a common problem. Glad I found this article on the Apple website! Learned how to force close and how to reboot the iPad2. So glad I don’t have to drive to the Apple store to get it fixed!
Solution: to force quit the app, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on top of iPad for a few seconds until a red slider appears, then press and hold the Home button until the application quits. This gets you back to home screen with all the icons.
Then restart (reboot) your iPad. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider to turn off iPad. To turn iPad back on, press and hold the Sleep/Wake until the Apple logo appears. It will take a minute or 2 to reboot.
Then clean out Safari. In the Home screen tap Settings / Safari. Clear the History, Cookies, and the Cache. Now try Safari.
Hot-diggedy-dog! It worked great! Thanks for the rebooting tips to get rid of Safari gray screen.
anetgazette.com/ipad2-safari-freez/ directions did the trick in literally 5 seconds total time-Geek Squad wanted me to drive 40 minutes to their nearest techs to have them look at it–duhhhhhhh. So much for Black Tie Protection Plan from Best Buy-glad it was a gift anyway-i would not recommend spending the money on it.